Hundreds of Instructors to Help New Mexico Kids Read, Pay Starts at $35 Per Hour
By Austin Fisher Posted May 16, 2024 State officials are looking to hire workers — teachers and non-teachers alike — to teach elementary and middle school students how…
Haaland Announces $60 Million in Federal Funds for the Lower Rio Grande
By Hannah Grover Posted May 16, 2024 Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced on May 11, that $60 million of federal funding will go to efforts to improve water…
State Regulators to Consider ‘Produced Water’ Reuse Rule Next Week
By Austin Fisher Posted May 9, 2024 One week ahead of hearings that could lead to new state regulation on the reuse of treated toxic wastewater from oil…
Advocates Recognize Day for Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
By Susan Dunlap Posted May 9, 2024 May 5th was National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, and events across the country commemorated and raised awareness about…
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Unveils New Tribal Task Force to Address Critical Issues in Indian Country
Posted May 2, 2024 After celebrating Earth Day at Zuni Pueblo, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced the unveiling of a Tribal Task Force made up of Tribal leadership from…
NM Superintendents Sue State Over New School Calendar Rule
By Ryan Lowery Posted May 2, 2024 A group of local school district superintendents recently filed a lawsuit against the New Mexico Public Education Department and Secretary Arsenio…
Gabrielle Uballez Begins Leadership Role at New Mexico Voices for Children
By Susan Dunlap New Mexico Voices for Children, an organization that focuses on tax policy and how it impacts children in poverty, has new leadership. Gabrielle Uballez…
Asylum Seekers Testify to Inhumane Conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility
By Austin Fisher As the expiration date nears on a local contract allowing the federal government to incarcerate asylum seekers in central New México, the county commission in…
NM LGBTQ+ Equality Group Endorses 2024 Candidates
By Roz Brown After 30 years of championing the rights of LGBTQ+ people, Equality New Mexico has its finger on the pulse of supportive legislation and has made…
Luján, HHS Secretary Becerra, and Albuquerque Mayor Keller Visit Albuquerque Sobering Center
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller highlighted $4.2 million in Congressionally Directed Spending secured…